Kansas Wesleyan’s Stephanie Martinez (SR/Horizon City, Texas) and Tabetha Deines (SR/Salina, Kan.) were named to the 2021 KCAC Women’s Cross Country Preseason All-KCAC team, as selected by conference coaches and announced by the conference office.
Martinez is the defending KCAC individual champion and NAIA National Qualifier from last seasons. Martinez ran a 19:08.40 in the NAIA National Championship in April.
Deines was a top-15 finisher for the Coyotes last November in the conference championship, also qualifying for the NAIA National Championship last April. She was also twice named as a NAIA All-American in the Indoor and Outdoor 800m last season.
Saint Mary paced the preseason team with eight selections, while Friends had three.
The Coyotes open the season on September 3 at the Terry Masterson Twilight in Hutchinson.
2021 KCAC Women’s Cross Country Preseason Team
| NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Stephanie Martinez | Kansas Wesleyan University | Sr. | Horizon City, Texas |
| Aubry Donley | Friends University | Jr. | Lincoln, Kan. |
| Riley Hiebert | University of Saint Mary | Fr. | Eudora, Kan. |
| Alyssa Armendariz | University of Saint Mary | Jr. | Yorba Linda, Calif. |
| Baylie Koonce | University of Saint Mary | Fr. | Parker, Colo. |
| Reagan Hiebert | University of Saint Mary | Fr. | Eudora, Kan. |
| Maddy Walter-Sherretts | University of Saint Mary | Fr. | Leavenworth, Kan. |
| Maria Geesaman | York College | Jr. | Greeley, Colo. |
| Lexi Inscho | University of Saint Mary | Sr. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Mallory Gallet | University of Saint Mary | So. | Basehor, Kan. |
| Grace Garrison | Friends University | Sr. | Clearwater, Kan. |
| Tabetha Deines | Kansas Wesleyan University | Sr. | Salina, Kan. |
| Caroline Giles | Friends University | Jr. | Minneapolis, Kan. |
| Emma Campbell | University of Saint Mary | Jr. | Tonganoxie, Kan. |
| Elyse Boden | Bethany College | So. | Goessel, Kan. |
| Abigail Sechrist | Tabor College | Sr. | Hillsboro, Kan. |
